Mark Timney is an award winning journalist, educator and mass communicator with more than 30 years of professional experience in a variety of mass communication mediums. He's worked as a television reporter, producer and anchor, has experience in healthcare public relations and in the archery industry, has authored numerous articles for a dozen national magazines, and has been a Professor of Journalism at Keene State College for the past 16 years. When he isn't at school you can find him breaking clay targets, riding his motorcycle or trying to find another extreme sport that he isn't getting too old for.
Employment History:
Assistant Professor of Journalism, 8/01-Present, Keene State College — Keene, NH
Adjunct Faculty, 6/96-5/98, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande Community College — Rio Grande, OH
Adjunct Faculty, 8/94-12/96, Marshall University — Huntington, WV
Graduate Teaching Associate, 9/89-6/93, Ohio University — Athens, OH
Director of Community Relations and Marketing, 8/87-8/89, San Juan Regional Medical Center — Farmington, NM
Adjunct Faculty, 9/87-8/89, San Juan College — Farmington, NM
Obsession Windsurfing, 11/87-6/89, Owner — Farmington, NM
Communications Consultant/Sales Representative, 3/87-8/88, MAE Systems — Farmington, NM
Sales Manager/Supervisor, 2/87-7/88, Western States Security — Farmington, NM
Broadcast Journalist, 10/83-9/86, WSEE-TV 35 — Erie, PA
Honors/Achievements:
Scholarly Publications/Contributions/Participation/Development/Exhibits:
Service:
Assistant Professor of Journalism, 8/01-Present, Keene State College — Keene, NH
- Instructor for introductory and advanced journalism and mass communication courses.
- Freelance journalist, Internal/external communication, public relations and advertising consulting and production.
Adjunct Faculty, 6/96-5/98, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande Community College — Rio Grande, OH
Adjunct Faculty, 8/94-12/96, Marshall University — Huntington, WV
Graduate Teaching Associate, 9/89-6/93, Ohio University — Athens, OH
Director of Community Relations and Marketing, 8/87-8/89, San Juan Regional Medical Center — Farmington, NM
Adjunct Faculty, 9/87-8/89, San Juan College — Farmington, NM
Obsession Windsurfing, 11/87-6/89, Owner — Farmington, NM
Communications Consultant/Sales Representative, 3/87-8/88, MAE Systems — Farmington, NM
Sales Manager/Supervisor, 2/87-7/88, Western States Security — Farmington, NM
Broadcast Journalist, 10/83-9/86, WSEE-TV 35 — Erie, PA
- News Producer, morning news anchor and general assignment reporter.
- General assignment reporter and weekend newsroom supervisor/assignment editor.
Honors/Achievements:
- 2004 Broadcast Educators Association Festival of Media Arts, Best of Competition-Educational/Instructional Category, for the video “Inside the Mass Media: Television Tour.”
- Inducted into The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2004.
- “2001/2002 Journalism Teacher of the Year,” Keene State College.
- “1997 Outdoor Writer of the Year,” West Virginia Bowhunters Association.
- Carol Burnett/University of Hawaii/Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Ethics Competition— third place paper, “Victims, Privacy and ENG Photography,” August 1991.
- Kappa Tau Alpha, National Journalism Honor Society.
- Healthcare Marketing Report ‘Blue Ribbon’ (external publication category) for “Healthy Times,” May 1990.
- Healthcare Marketing Report ‘Certificate of Merit’ for “Healthy Times,” May 1989.
- American Hospital Association ‘Touchstone Award,’ first place for overall advertising campaign, 1988.
- Pi Delta Epsilon/Alpha Phi Gamma, National Honorary Collegiate Journalism Society Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Chapter— Vice-President.
- Phi Kappa Delta, National Honorary Forensic Society.
Scholarly Publications/Contributions/Participation/Development/Exhibits:
- Associate Producer and video/graphic designer for Inside Owl Athletics, a weekly web/TV sports highlight program, beginning the Fall of 2017.
- Creator and facilitator of multiple workshops for professional journalists (individual news organizations as well for Society of Professional chapters and the SPJ Regional Conference) in New England on reporting about firearms, 2012-present.
- Graphic and web designer for Intersection: Art, Culture and Identity, an interactive exhibit at Keene State College’s Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Fall 2013. This was an art-based learning exhibit, combining web content with pieces in the gallery, featuring student, faculty, and staff perspectives.
- Vermont Humanities Council featured speaker, 2004-present, numerous presentations on media ethics, journalistic coverage of war, portrayal of firearms in the media, and the evaluation of media sources.
- Inside the Mass Media—Tours, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004, a series of informational videos distributed by the publisher with selected mass media textbooks, including the leading introductory textbook on mass media.
- New Hampshire Humanities Council featured speaker, 2003-10, numerous presentations on media ethics and on journalistic coverage of war.
- Guest appearances and commentary in numerous media outlets, including New Hampshire Public Radio and The Christian Science Monitor, among others.
- Approximately 100 publications in over a dozen national magazines, including Pro Video Review, TV Technology, Radio World, Boys’ Life, Archery Business, Hang Gliding and Paragliding Magazine, 3-D Times Magazine, Archery Focus Magazine, Whitetail Journal, and Bowhunting World, among others.
- Numerous presentations to chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and The Radio-Television News Directors Assoc.
Service:
- Past judge for the Broadcast Educators Association Festival of Media Arts, the National Grange Regional Public Speaking Competition, “National Sigma Delta Chi Awards” (Society of Professional Journalists) and the “American Women in Radio and Television National Commendation Awards”;
- Former Vice President of the Keene State College Senate and former chair of its curriculum committee;
- Newsletter designer and assistant editor for the Keene State College Educators Association.